Abel Broughton

The pioneer period produced individuals with unusual skills. Abel Broughton, came from Tennessee to settle near Shiloh Hill in 1838, developed the trade of making horse collars from corn husks. these found a ready sale, along with the splint baskets that he also made. Broughton prospered and gathered considerable property about him, but in later years, he squandered these holding.

"Let the record be made of the men and things of to-day, lest they pass out of memory to-morrow and are lost. Then perpetuate them not upon wood or stone that crumble to dust, but upon paper, chronicled in picture and in words that endure forever." --Kirkland

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A County website such as this is made up of many different volunteers who have provided genealogy data, sometime countywide, but most of the time specific to their family research within Randolph county. It is these contributions that have made this county website what it is today. Do you have anything you can contribute? If so please let me know using the contact me at the top right of every page and I'll help get you started on the process.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Randolph County ILGenWeb Project website, my name is Dennis Partridge and presently I am the county coordinator for Randolph County, Illinois. The USGenWeb project is seeking new volunteers to assist it in developing state, county, and town project sites. If you have some spare time and are interested in history and genealogy and like helping others find their ancestors, please let them know. See here for more information!